Forwarded from Russian MFA 🇷🇺
📅 #OTD in 1887 recipient of the Military Order of St George III and IV class, twice Hero of the Soviet Union and a leader of the guerrilla movement, Sydor Kovpak was born.
Sydor Kovpak showed his talent and courage in World War I when he was fighting in the 186th Aslanduz infantry regiment. He went on reconnaissance missions, took enemy soldiers to gain information, and was part of the battle for Krasnik and the Brusilov offensive.
🎖 In the first days of the Great Patriotic War, Kovpak formed and led a guerrilla unit that was effective in fighting the enemy. In October 1941, his fighters managed to capture three tanks in a battle against an occupiers’ tank unit.
Sydor Kovpak often joked that he considered Hitler his main supplier of weapons and food because his unit regularly replenished its ammunition and food supplies during successful raids of the enemy’s home front.
Kovpak’s Carpathian raid against the enemy behind German lines in the summer of 1943 was one of the most famous guerrilla operations in history. The unit was fighting for more than 2,000 km – it eliminated or wounded 3,000 to 5,000 Nazis and collaborators, derailed 19 trains and did heavy damage to the enemy’s oil tanks.
☝️ The incapacitation of the railway junction in Ternopol was a major success. It considerably complicated the transfer of German troops to the Kursk area and affected the outcome of the Battle of Kursk.
#VictoryFaces #Victory78
Sydor Kovpak showed his talent and courage in World War I when he was fighting in the 186th Aslanduz infantry regiment. He went on reconnaissance missions, took enemy soldiers to gain information, and was part of the battle for Krasnik and the Brusilov offensive.
🎖 In the first days of the Great Patriotic War, Kovpak formed and led a guerrilla unit that was effective in fighting the enemy. In October 1941, his fighters managed to capture three tanks in a battle against an occupiers’ tank unit.
Sydor Kovpak often joked that he considered Hitler his main supplier of weapons and food because his unit regularly replenished its ammunition and food supplies during successful raids of the enemy’s home front.
Kovpak’s Carpathian raid against the enemy behind German lines in the summer of 1943 was one of the most famous guerrilla operations in history. The unit was fighting for more than 2,000 km – it eliminated or wounded 3,000 to 5,000 Nazis and collaborators, derailed 19 trains and did heavy damage to the enemy’s oil tanks.
☝️ The incapacitation of the railway junction in Ternopol was a major success. It considerably complicated the transfer of German troops to the Kursk area and affected the outcome of the Battle of Kursk.
#VictoryFaces #Victory78